Just killin' time Trivia

[smokeyjoe53]

It has been suggested that a Trivia thread be started. Since most of the regulars on here have trivial minds, it seems to be an appropriate subject..............

Here are 5 questions to get you started: (feel free to Google your answers, as the subject of this thread suggests, we're just killing time until next season)

Which is the only mammal that can't jump?

What did Joseph Priesley discover in 1774?

Who invented television?

In what language does "obrigado" mean "thank you"?

Who was the first man in space?

 

[granger]

What did Joseph Priesley discover in 1774?

wasn't he on 90210? wait, that was Jason Priestley

actually it was oxygen... there's a great book I read this year called The Year of Wonder: How the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of Science. It won all sorts of literary awards in 2009 for science writing. If you are so inclined, I highly recommend it.

 

[PopeBurford]

In what language does "obrigado" mean "thank you"?

More important... who says 'obrigado' as opposed to 'obrigada'
Learned this leasson the hard way when I was on a 3 week assignment to Brazil.... as if you would have trouble distinguising between the sexes in Brazil.

 

[CowboyP]

"Which is the only mammal that can't jump?"
Elephant (and Ofb) - they're too big.

 

[westexasflats]

Ground Sloth, Hippo, and OFB

 

[CowboyP]

Who was the first man in space?
I had to google this one.
Russian Yuri Gagarin

 

[PopeBurford]

What do John Ritter <Threes Company> and David Crosby <Crosby, Stills & Nash> have in common?

 

[smokeyjoe53]

What do John Ritter <Threes Company> and David Crosby <Crosby, Stills & Nash> have in common?

Both their Dads were involved with the movie High Noon. Floyd Crosby was the cinematographer on the movie and Tex Ritter sang the movie theme.

 

[PopeBurford]

What do John Ritter <Threes Company> and David Crosby <Crosby, Stills & Nash> have in common?

Both their Dads were involved with the movie High Noon. Floyd Crosby was the cinematographer on the movie and Tex Ritter sang the movie theme.

Excellent... both won oscars for their work

 

[freeagent]

Okay. First song played on MTV in 1981 (when MTV played music)? Title and artist.

 

[Howdy_85]

Video Killed the Radio Stars by The Buggles

 

[Lane5]

What was the second?

 

[CowboyP]

Who invented the gun, and when was the first one made?

 

[smokeyjoe53]

Who invented the gun, and when was the first one made?

Don't remember his name but he was Chinese.................... probably in the 1100's

 

[CowboyP]

What century produced the most advancements in firearms?

 

[High Plains Drifter]

Start a six man trivia.

 

[CowboyP]

Start a six man trivia.

Give me a bit to come up with some good questions.

 

[smokeyjoe53]

What century produced the most advancements in firearms?

That one is debatable, but most people would say the 20th century...........

 

[CowboyP]

What century produced the most advancements in firearms?

That one is debatable, but most people would say the 20th century...........

The answer I was searching for is the 19th century. There was more evolution in design in the 1800s than at any other time.

 

[granger]

like movable/interchangeable parts? correct, giving standardization... i.e. Eli Whitney